One side of a vertically oriented tan manuscript page features thirteen lines of black Persian calligraphy within a rectangular frame. Thin blue, red, and gold borders enclose the text, topped by a header in light brown ink. The aged paper shows brown staining and irregular binding holes along the right edge. The elegant script varies in thickness, filling the central pane of the weathered folio.

An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s

(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Monk bearing offerings

The Story of Hushang (recto),  Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru; Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim

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Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim

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